DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/17 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.8 - - 72.8 - - 70.6 - - 70.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 75 - - 8 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 407 - - 1042 - - 619 - - 696 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 921 - - 921 - - 921 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1296 - - 1931 - - 1508 - - 1585 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 655 - - 973 - - 1298 - - 1188 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 112 - - 181 - - 73 - - 41 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 199 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 0 - - 8 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 115 - - 041 - - 018 - - 035 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 2 - - 2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 145 - - 649 - - 558 - - 475 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1151 - - 1282 - - 950 - - 1110 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5278 - - 384 - - 87 - - -53 ODpotential blCL - - - 6574 - - 1547 - - 1421 - - 1638 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 650 - - 510 - - 670 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.8 - - 72.8 - - 70.6 - - 70.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.7 - - 70.1 - - 69.2 - - 68.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.4 - - 72.3 - - 70.7 - - 70.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.4 - - 69.5 - - 69.0 - - 68.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 75 - - 8 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 407 - - 1042 - - 619 - - 696 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 16 - - 15 - - 15 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98910 18 100 19 084 11 047 24 058 98910 91575 14 072 10 092 7 083 15 027 91575 85927 10 075 5 094 5 077 5 047 85927 81196 6 063 3 323 3 052 6 005 81196 77086 3 021 7 251 5 311 3 338 77086 73442 2 097 5 211 12 288 10 317 73442 70137 6 352 3 049 8 271 12 278 70137 67102 15 335 10 342 5 283 9 274 67102 64300 18 299 13 304 12 271 13 287 64300 61616 19 256 18 286 16 282 18 304 61616 58849 15 247 21 264 24 271 28 296 58849 56009 19 278 22 261 27 256 32 267 56009 53326 29 273 31 278 28 279 28 277 53326 50926 37 259 42 274 42 278 39 285 50926 48781 44 257 47 271 47 273 44 278 48781 46826 51 264 52 274 50 277 47 275 46826 45019 53 264 53 272 50 271 48 272 45019 43342 51 260 46 268 44 265 46 272 43342 41780 49 269 43 266 44 263 42 277 41780 40309 52 284 47 272 44 260 41 267 40309 38913 52 286 50 271 44 262 38 259 38913 37554 53 278 46 270 43 267 37 268 37554 36166 52 269 45 269 43 274 39 279 36166 34720 52 274 43 262 39 276 39 281 34720 33218 51 280 41 260 39 277 37 280 33218 31647 49 279 37 261 39 273 38 282 31647 29994 47 278 34 270 39 270 37 280 29994 28258 43 274 35 277 39 270 34 273 28258 26439 38 276 32 278 37 268 33 266 26439 24540 36 274 31 271 35 269 32 267 24540 22571 36 270 30 271 33 274 28 273 22571 20526 38 265 32 273 30 280 28 283 20526 18398 37 262 35 269 31 287 32 287 18398 16228 36 266 36 266 31 289 31 288 16228 14139 38 269 37 266 30 280 28 284 14139 12240 38 269 36 262 34 270 27 281 12240 10550 35 270 32 262 34 264 28 278 10550 9048 28 278 28 261 31 266 30 269 9048 7715 24 280 25 263 26 267 29 266 7715 6533 23 275 19 271 16 254 21 280 6533 5491 19 274 13 282 11 238 13 276 5491 4574 13 272 9 277 8 236 7 276 4574 3766 9 263 6 250 3 237 5 314 3766 3045 5 241 5 219 4 020 6 355 3045 2412 1 205 2*209 8 022 10 031 2412 1885 1 222 0*194 9*020 12*036 1885 1481 2*134 0 054 9*019 11*036 1481 1203 2*119 0 036 9 018 10 035 1203 1034 2 115 1 027 8 017 9 034 1034 938 2 112 1 019 6 016 6 034 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography